as in panel
a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter
a committee in charge of planning the organization's annual Christmas party
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Recent Examples of committee
The French selection committee overseen by France’s National Cinema Centre (CNC) is composed of members drawn from artistic and industry sides of the film world, all of whom have experience on the awards trail.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
In unveiling the shortlist, the National Film Board didn’t communicate the names of the 11 members of the French Oscar committee.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
That committee specifically negotiated for 18% of all connected housing to be affordable, an issue Tafoya sees as similarly key to a Broncos redevelopment at Burnham Yard.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
These aren’t sterile operations run by committees.
—Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
In unveiling the shortlist, the National Film Board didn’t communicate the names of the 11 members of the French Oscar committee.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
That committee specifically negotiated for 18% of all connected housing to be affordable, an issue Tafoya sees as similarly key to a Broncos redevelopment at Burnham Yard.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
These aren’t sterile operations run by committees.
—Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for committee
Noun
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The panel issued over 100 recommendations, from limiting cash bail for misdemeanors to expanding racial equity training for prosecutors.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Four out of five justices on a Brazilian Supreme Court panel voted to convict Bolsonaro on all five counts in the landmark case, and to sentence him to 27 years and three months in prison.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some brokers are facilitating this fraud by signing people up for coverage without their knowledge—and collecting a commission for their effort.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then Martinez, famously one of the commission’s most pugnacious members, decided to share a response.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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Luna's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets was established in February 2025 and is a separate House Oversight subcommittee from the one that last held a hearing on UFOs in November.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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That same subcommittee will also commission a different $250,000 study on the economic impacts of the pollution for South County residents within the next year, Aguirre said.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committee. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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